necropsy
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- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɛkɹɒpsi/, /nɪˈkɹɒpsi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɛkɹɑpsi/
- Hyphenation: nec‧rop‧sy
Noun edit
necropsy (plural necropsies)
- (medicine) The pathological examination of a corpse, particularly to determine cause of death. [from 19th c.]
- 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 255:
- Anatomy theory led to morbid anatomy in necropsy studies pursued by, among others, Johann Wepfer (1620–95) and Théophile Bonet (1620–89), both Swiss.
- 2011, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of all Maladies, Fourth Estate, page 13:
- During the necropsy, he pored carefully through the body, combing the tissues and organs for signs of an abscess or wound.
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pathological dissection of a corpse
Verb edit
necropsy (third-person singular simple present necropsies, present participle necropsying, simple past and past participle necropsied)
- The act of performing a necropsy.